food that cures us

It’s been a few days. No, we haven’t been busy. Quite the opposite really — very, very lazy. You know how it goes when someone in your home is sick [and you think at one point you’re coming down with it, too]. The days pass one into the next with little to show for it, and that’s perfectly alright.

The meal schedule had to be shuffled about to accommodate lots of Campbell’s chicken noodle soup, Saltine crackers and orange juice. Not all was lost.

Shrimp and ‘shroom-schetta pizza with queso fresco. Unattractive but quite tasty. And thanks to the HUGE shrimp we bought on the coast, best eaten with a knife and fork.

Our plan to celebrate the start of Oktoberfest with sausages, sauerkraut, potato pancakes and Oktoberfest beer was postponed until Sunday evening. It was the first ‘dry’ Oktoberfest in the festival’s 176-year history.

He likes it very much, especially since it’s the first real dessert he’s been able to eat in almost a week. I like it, too, but with reservations. Whipped cream and I are more acquaintances than friends. I don’t eat cream puffs, nor do I use whipped cream on dishes which social convention suggests, like pie, ice cream or hot chocolate. And I’d much rather have strawberry shortcake topped with milk or nothing at all.

LOL… your comments about your pizza made me laugh. I won’t even mention what I thought it looked like. :) And wow- holy cake! You’ve never been much of a cake baker.. I’m surprised to see you baking a gigantic, traditional cake. :)

Jen: I definitely think there’s something to not only eating foods that are easy on your stomach when you’re sick, but also eating things you enjoy and not letting the illness completely run your life. Although it doesn’t always end up well!! Ha.

rach: You’re right, I’m not much for cakes, but he really wanted it after paging through the German heritage cookbook Scott sent us. I much prefer scones, cookies… Saw this cake today, though, and it’s a beauty:

So did you get the pour milk over shortcake from Momo? And how could an otherwise right thinking girl not eat the cream puffs at the Wisconsin State Fair. So cold , fresh, and wonderful are they in the memory of my belly. Scott

Scott: I got the milk/shortcake gene from my dad, who I’m sure picked it up from Momo. I know, I know… everyone else gives me guff for not eating cream puffs either; although, I will make the point that my mom hates them, too. Another inherited food trait!